Hadith #97
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنِي هَمَّامٌ عَنْ غَالِبٍ هَكَذَا قَالَ وَكِيعٌ غَالِبٍ وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ أَبُو غَالِبٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّهُ أُتِيَ بِجِنَازَةِ رَجُلٍ فَقَامَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ السَّرِيرِ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِجِنَازَةِ امْرَأَةٍ فَقَامَ أَسْفَلَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ حِذَاءَ السَّرِيرِ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَالَ لَهُ الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ ي
َا أَبَا حَمْزَةَ أَهَكَذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُومُ مِنْ الرَّجُلِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ نَحْوًا مِمَّا رَأَيْتُكَ فَعَلْتَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ فَقَالَ احْفَظُوا
Isnad Chain
وكيع
همام
غالب هكذا
English Translation
Waki' narrated from Hammam, from Ghalib — Waki' said 'Ghalib' but it is actually Abu Ghalib — from Anas (رضي الله عنه) that a man's funeral was brought, and he stood near the head of the bier. Then a woman's funeral was brought, and he stood closer to the middle. Abu Dawud al-Tayalisi was asked about this, and he said: It is a Sunnah.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 25, Hadith 97
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 11735
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-48125